URBNSURF Melbourne Goes Off and Announces Opening, Memberships
The crew at UBRNSURF Melbourne wave pool has been testing all 18 waves on their menu over the last few weeks and the results look impressive. They’re so pleased with the results that they announced plans to open to the public in January 2020.
A team of professionals consisting of Mitch Crews, Nikki van Dijk and Luke Hynd were lucky enough to sample the selection of waves. Legendary photographers Ted Grambeau, Stu Gibson and Adam Gibson were on hand to document the event.
Mitch called the experience “absolutely mind blowing,” and Nikki said she had “sillllllllyyyyy amounts of fun”.
The surfers tested a variety of waves, but one particular configuration named “The Beast” seemed to turn most heads and lenses. URBNSURF says after a steep takeoff, The Beast “allows you to do a setup turn before you pull in to a deep, thick tube, and there’s a section after for a final turn or air.” Luke Hynd called it the “Melbourne city slab!”
Another new wave called “The Ramp” (working title) starts with an easy takeoff into a speed run that ends with a vertical closeout section.
Earlier announcements and videos provided previews to other options like the Giros series (think Lowers), Tubos (long barrels), Malibu and Waikiki waves.
That brings the menu to:
- The Beast – Advanced
- The Ramp (working name) – Advanced
- Giros I – Advanced
- Giros II – Advanced
- Giros III – Advanced
- Giros IV – Advanced
- Tubos I – Advanced
- Tubos II – Advanced
- Tubos III – Advanced
- Tubos IV – Advanced
- Tubos V – Advanced
- Malibu I – Intermediate
- Malibu II – Intermediate
- Malibu III – Intermediate
- Malibu IV – Intermediate
- Waikiki I – Beginner
- Waikiki II – Beginner
- ???
After seeing the footage, many surfers have been wondering why The Wave in Bristol isn’t performing like its Melbourne counterpart. The reason is based on the number of modules in each wave pool. Wavegarden Cove technology uses a modular system to generate waves. In both wave pools, an array of modules sit under pier. URBNSURF Melbourne has more modules, which allow it to create larger waves. But, UK surfers shouldn’t fret: The Wave in Bristol is also working on expanding their wave menu to include bigger, more challenging waves.
All the recent footage has surfers clamoring for access, so URBNSURF Melbourne announced more details on their pricing and memberships. A one hour session will cost $79 AUD ($54 USD). For $3100 AUD, Gold Members get 4 advanced surf sessions per month and 2 guest passes each year, plus other perks. For $3500 AUD, Foundation Members get all the benefits of Gold, plus an exclusive half-day Foundation Members surf experience in December 2019, before the wave pool opens to the public in summer 2020. Foundation Members also get a behind the scenes tour of URBNSURF Melbourne, some swag and VIP invites to URBNSURF events.
Gold Memberships are not on sale yet, but you can get a Foundation Membership today. There are a limited number of Foundation Memberships available, so don’t hesitate if you plan on being a URBNSURF Melbourne local.
